Visa Japan finally officially signed with a digital wallet platform and it is Google Pay. As expected it comes with a price: no FeliCa support, no dual mode support, nada, just Visa Contactless that is branded as ‘Visa Touch’ in Japan. The press release outlines recent debit cards from Sony […]
Mobile Payments
Tokyo Cashless 2020: Blame the Japan Cashless Payments mess on VISA and EMVCo, not FeliCa
1️⃣ Dear JR East, we need a new Suica Charge App2️⃣ Consumption tax relief with the CASHLESS rebate program3️⃣ Are Apple Maps and Siri really Apple Pay level ready for the Tokyo Olympics?4️⃣ > Blame the Japan Cashless Payments mess on VISA and EMVCo, not FeliCa Japanese journalist Akio Iwata […]
EMV - MIFARE - Mobile Payments - NFC - NFC-Felica
Pixel 3 Global NFC Evolution
Reader feedback and discussion from my earlier post analyzing the fuzzy state of iPhone 7 FeliCa and its possible support of Apple Pay Octopus, resulted in some interesting discussion about the Pixel 3 Japanese FeliCa model. From FeliCa Dude’s epic Reddit Octopus on iPhone 7 post: <reader comment> Regarding the […]
Apple Pay + Wallet - Apple Pay Suica - Docomo - Mobile Payments - NFC - NFC-Felica - Suica
NTT Docomo Celebrates Osaifu Keitai 15th Anniversary
It all started today, July 1, 2004, when NTT Docomo launched the iMode FeliCa mobile wallet, called Osaifu Keitai in Japanese. It was the world’s first mobile payment platform, a tremendous achievement and forerunner to the Apple Pay and Google Pay services we have today. To celebrate the anniversary Docomo […]
Apple - Apple Pay + Wallet - NFC - NFC-Felica - Transit
Apple Pay Octopus and the Pixel 4 Global NFC Question
Apple Pay Octopus on iOS 13 this fall puts Pixel 4 and Google Pay in an awkward market position. Pixel 3 is a success in the Japanese market because of the inclusion of a dedicated FeliCa chip in Japanese models. Non-JP Pixel 3 models have a global NFC ready NXP […]